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Samsung Commits to Chinese Polariser Plant

The CEO of Samsung SDI, Namseong Cho, has signed an MOU to set up a polariser plant in Wuxi, China. Samsung will invest more than KRW200 billion ($180.3 million) in the project, which will have an annual output suitable to supply 20 million – 30 million 48″ TVs. Production will begin at the end of … Read more

Rumour: Two Nexus Phones Compensate for Lack of Tablet

Google’s newest tablet is the Nexus 9, released in 2014Google is likely to produce two new Nexus smartphones this year, but no tablet, according to Android Police. One phone will be produced by LG; codenamed the LG Angler, it will have a 5.2″ display. Huawei will apparently produce the other, known as Bullhead, with a … Read more

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 22

Pope Benedict did not follow the same rule, but presumably Gogglebox wasn’t his show of choice.The Vatican is notoriously free of vice, but Pope Francis has revealed that there is another aspect of modern life missing from the country-in-a-city: TV. The Pope told Italian media that, through choice, he has not watched TV since 1990 … Read more

Improving Vision with 3D

When modern digital 3D first hit the large and small screen, folks shouted sharply about their visual discomfort: headaches, eye strain, soreness and nausea seemed to rule the day. Although some of those problems were due to poor stereographic techniques, the seminal research from the American Optometric Association (AOA) laid most of these concerns to … Read more

Consumer Sentiment on Overall Economy, Tech Spending Dip Slightly in May

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased slightly in May, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Overall EconomyThe CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy as a whole, decreased 2.4 points from April to 173.7. However, May’s … Read more

Ubiquitous Energy Could Help Solve Battery Problems

Next week at the SID iZone, the display community will have a chance to look at a new technology, being developed just up the road from the event in Redwood City, California by Ubiquitous Energy, a start up that is looking to solve one of the problems of mobile devices – battery life. Ubiquitous Energy’s … Read more

Saturated Markets Slow Smartphone Growth

After rising 27.6% YoY in 2014, smartphone shipment growth is expected to slow to 11.3% this year, says IDC. However, while overall growth will continue to decelerate, certain markets will experience strong growth in 2015 and beyond. Worldwide shipments volumes are expected to total 1.9 billion units by 2019. This year, the worldwide smartphone market … Read more

Time Warner Acquired by Charter Communications

Charter Communications has acquired Time Warner Cable in a deal which values Time Warner at $78.7 billion. The news comes after Comcast last month terminated its $45.2 billion merger agreement with Time Warner because of opposition from US regulators (Comcast Abandons Time Warner Bid). Charter also announced that it is to buy another cable operator, … Read more

Charter Communications to Merge with Time Warner Cable and Acquire Bright House Networks

Charter Communications, Inc.(Nasdaq: CHTR) (together with its subsidiaries “Charter”) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable. The deal values Time Warner Cable at $78.7 billion. Charter will provide $100.00 in cash and shares of a new public … Read more